{"product_id":"slow-down-the-degrowth-manifesto","title":"Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Accessible and convincing.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Sally Rooney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[A] well-reasoned and eye-opening treatise . . . [Kohei Saito makes] a provocative and visionary proposal.\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Saito’s clarity of thought, plethora of evidence, and conversational, gentle, yet urgent tone . . . are sure to win over open-minded readers who understand the dire nature of our global situation . . . A cogently structured anti-capitalist approach to the climate crisis.\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy, in our affluent society, do so many people live in poverty, without access to health care, working multiple jobs and are nevertheless unable to make ends meet, with no future prospects, while the planet is burning?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn his international bestseller, Kohei Saito argues that while unfettered capitalism is often blamed for inequality and climate change, subsequent calls for “sustainable growth” and a “Green New Deal” are a dangerous compromise. Capitalism creates artificial scarcity by pursuing profit based on the value of products rather than their usefulness and by putting perpetual growth above all else. It is therefore impossible to reverse climate change in a capitalist society—more: the system that caused the problem in the first place cannot be an integral part of the solution. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInstead, Saito advocates for degrowth and deceleration, which he conceives as the slowing of economic activity through the democratic reform of labor and production. In practical terms, he argues for:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe end of mass production and mass consumption\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003edecarbonization through shorter working hours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe prioritization of essential labor over corporate profits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBy returning to a system of social ownership, he argues, we can restore abundance and focus on those activities that are essential for human life, effectively reversing climate change and saving the planet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Call \u0026 Response Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45097519972421,"sku":"9781662602726","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/6621\/4213\/files\/9781662602726.jpg?v=1780524042","url":"https:\/\/www.callandresponsechi.com\/products\/slow-down-the-degrowth-manifesto","provider":"Call \u0026 Response Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}